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Water chemistry is something I really need to research more, but until then does anyone want to take a stab at helping me optimize my water for an upcoming IPA? I moved a while back and haven't quite nailed down my brewing salts yet. Here is a link to my water quality report...

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Every IPA I have ever made starts out tasting nice and hoppy going into the primary but 2 weeks later the hop character is greatly diminished. What is the secret to keeping the hop aroma / bitterness around?

For sale: Five temperature probes that work with a BCS system. Selling them for $15 each plus shipping. One was opened but never used, the other four are still in the sealed packaging. These are the exact same ones sold at ebrewsupply.com (this is where I purchased them for $19 each from)...

Looking to buy a new or used BCS-462. Must be in good working order.

I'm getting started on an automated brewery and was wondering the pros and cons of Brewtroller and BCS. Which one would you rather have and why. For some background I'm making a three Keggle HERMS setup with two pumps. For right now I just want to be able to control temps with the controller...

I am looking to build a 3 chamber "cooler" out of a window mounted AC unit and some 2" foam board so that I can lager and control fermentation temps. What size AC unit do you think would be sufficient? This would have to be big enough to keep 3 5 gallon batches down to roughly 55 degrees for a...

I was wondering if it would be wise to drain the crap off of the bottom of the conical when lagering? When I've done ales in the past I usually drain off a little crap each day so that my beer isn't sitting on dead yeast and other trub. This seemed to work fine but with a lager I'm worried...

I'm installing 4 of these shanks tonight (hopefully they are on my doorstep when I get home from work) but I don't know the diameter of them. In an effort to save a trip to HomeDepot can someone tell me the diameter of these so I can grab the correct drill bit from my work? Draft Beer Nipple...

Just wanted to rant a little, we had a fairly decent sized hail storm that tore my hops a new one. I had little cones starting to form and everything then all of a sudden wham hail knocked off all the cones and about 85% of the leaves. Whats the outlook on this?

Yesterday while trying to convert an old mini fridge into a fermentation chamber I punctured one of the coolant lines with my drill. After a little bit of cussing I started to wonder if I could fix the problem. My plan is to cut the high pressure side where the hole is then solder on a T joint...

Does anyone know if knox gelatin will impart flavor in a beer? I put gelatin in my kegged IPA after about 2 weeks because I couldn't get rid of the haze. Before the gelatin my beer was absolutely remarkable, now the beer is clear but has a slightly odd taste to it. I can't really pin it down...

Guys, I am trying to replace the current temp control relay with something a little more precise. I've attached a schematic of the wiring for my keggerator and would really appreciate some suggestions. I was thinking along the lines of a digital display for the current temp and being able to...

I recently purchased a Tecumseh compressor model # AEA4440YXA with bill of material AE630AR-717-J7. The compressor itself looks fine but it is missing the electrical components that hook up to the side of the housing. Can anyone tell me where to find these components? I believe they are relays...

I bought this yesterday and had to share! This kegerator will hold 3 full sized kegs (probably 10 cornies) and comes with two towers and 3 faucets. I plan on using half of it to hold cornies and the other half to lager in. Total price for this beauty was $170 and the only catch is that the...

I have around 9 oz. of Cascade pellets and 12 oz. of Centennial whole hops. These have been tempting me to brew up an IPA or IIPA for quite some time so I think this weekend might have to be it (carboy just became available). I'm calling for all recipes that utilize these hops to the...

What style do you think my water quality best suits? Total Dissolved Solids - 150-230 ppm Sulfate - 47 ppm pH - 7.8-8.3 Conductivity - 264-394 (mu)mhos/cm Alkalinity (as CaCO3) - 47-64 ppm Hardness (as CaCO3) - 100 ppm Sodium - 16-31 ppm Ammonia (as N) - 0.04-0.46 ppm Chloride - 22-45...

How many people out there spend more time at work browsing HBT than actually doing work?

Alright I've searched the recipe section and all I could find were a few extract recipes and one that calls for decoction mashing (no thanks, not yet anyways). Does anyone out there have a good all grain recipe for Sam Adams Boston Lager?

First off what I did and my recipe: 6.0 lbs White Wheat 4.5 lbs 2-row 1 oz Centennial at 60 min 1 oz Cascade at 5 min Wyeast American Wheat Ale 1010 Mash 122* for 20 min 154* for 60 min OG - 1.055 FG - 1.006 CO2 Volumes ~ 2.6 (34* in my keggerator and CO2 set to 10 psi) I...